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Women in Leadership Worldwide
Via Feminist Law Professors, here's a website that tracks women in leadership positions throughout the world. According to the website, there are "192 members of the United Nations, 2 independent states outside, a few self-declared de-facto independent states and many...
DIY Abortions in the Dominican Community
Last Sunday, the New York Times published an article about the incidence of women in the Dominican community in New York using alternative herbs or drugs to end pregnancies. According to the article: Two new studies by reproductive-health providers suggest that...
Good News for Equal Pay
Here's some good news for equality in the New Year: Paycheck Fairness Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act were the first bills to pass the House in the new session (article from the Feminist Daily News Wire is available here). Ms. Ledbetter became a de facto...
Rising Efforts to Combat Teen Domestic Violence
The New York Times published an interesting in-depth look at rising efforts to combat teen violence around the country. According to a 2007 report from the Centers for Disease Control that surveyed 15,000 adolescents, 10 percent reported physical abuse by a romantic...
Jobs protected for Philadelphians who are survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence
Some good news for the new year: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed the policy that the Philadelphia City Council passed in October requiring employers to provide up to eight weeks of unpaid leave for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence, and it went...
